Craven slams new Scorpion book by Offley

Posted 2007-06-18 8:45 AM (#4653)

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Subject: Craven slams new Scorpion book by Offley

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crystal

Posted 2007-06-18 10:31 AM (#4655 - in reply to #4653)

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Subject: RE: Craven slams new Scorpion book by Offley

A very well written article in which I totally agree with Dr. Craven. Offley is a sensationalist who wrote a story about which he knows "nada". Unfortunately like so many others there were no detractors among the crowd at the NUM on Saturday when he gave his speech and signed books. I would have loved to be the "thorn in his side" but we were still down in Portland...

Flapper

Posted 2007-06-18 6:21 PM (#4669 - in reply to #4653)

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Subject: RE: Craven slams new Scorpion book by Offley

In the Star-Bull article Don linked was the following:
As for the sinking of the Russian submarine K-129, Offley said the Soviet submarine was on patrol in an area 750 miles northwest of Oahu, its arsenal of nuclear ballistic missiles targeted on Pearl Harbor and other island military bases, when it went missing. In the 2005 book "Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S." the authors maintain the Scorpion was sunk in retaliation for the sinking of K-129. The authors believe that Soviet sub sunk after colliding with the U.S. sub USS Swordfish. [My emphasis]
I haven't read Offley's screed (and probably won't) but I have read Red Star Rogue. As I remember it that book's author speculated K-129 was sunk when an attempt to launch a missile went awry. I don't remember any speculation on it's sinking being due to a collision.

Donald L. Johnson

Posted 2007-06-19 1:03 AM (#4680 - in reply to #4653)

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Subject: RE: Craven slams new Scorpion book by Offley

Stephen Johnson's recent book, "Silent Steel" reports that both initial surveilance and later photos of the Scorpion's wreckage show no damage that would be consistent with a torpedo impact or external detonation.

No, I ain't buyin' that load of crap, or his book.